Get Real

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Get Real

R,

1999,

1h 48m,

Comedy/

Drama/

LGBTQ+

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78%

46 Reviews

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84%

5,000+ Ratings

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78%

Tomatometer

46 Reviews

84%

Popcornmeter

5,000+ Ratings

Steven (Ben Silverstone) spends his school days longing for all-star athlete John (Brad Gorton). But John has a gorgeous girlfriend, and Steven is still in the closet about being gay. The only one who knows the teenager's secret is his friend Linda (Charlotte Brittain). After a curious run-in with John in a public restroom, Steven starts to wonder if the jock is straight after all. When they start a romance, it threatens to expose the truth about both of them.

Critics Consensus

An authentic portrayal of homosexuality in high school, Get Real is an engaging dramedy that doesn't sermonize its audience nor trivialize its characters.

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David Edelstein

Slate

Jul 24, 2007

The strength of this agreeable comedy, directed by Simon Shore from a screenplay by Patrick Wilde, is that it makes even the tiniest sexual encounters seem emotionally momentous.

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Derek Elley

Variety

Jul 24, 2007

Fresh, funny and thoroughly engaging.

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Lisa Alspector

Chicago Reader

Jul 24, 2007

An issue movie, a comedy, and a love story, this is pretty good at being all three.

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Jim Lane

Sacramento News & Review

Aug 7, 2008

3/5

Sandra Contreras

TV Guide

Jul 24, 2007

2.5/4

Simon Shore's feature directing debut displays considerable confidence and aplomb. But his fairly hackneyed sense of storytelling seems to value accessibility above complexity, so don't expect any surprises.

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Kylo S

Apr 2, 2018

I hadn't heard of this until a couple of days ago. It's a cracking film but brought back some decidedly un-cracking memories. Well worth watching.

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Finn S

Oct 26, 2007

An issue movie, a comedy, and a love story, this is pretty good at being all three.

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Simon Shore

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Ben Silverstone

Steven Carter

Brad Gorton

John Dixon

Charlotte Brittain

Linda

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Kate McEnery

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Synopsis

Steven (Ben Silverstone) spends his school days longing for all-star athlete John (Brad Gorton). But John has a gorgeous girlfriend, and Steven is still in the closet about being gay. The only one who knows the teenager's secret is his friend Linda (Charlotte Brittain). After a curious run-in with John in a public restroom, Steven starts to wonder if the jock is straight after all. When they start a romance, it threatens to expose the truth about both of them.

Director: Simon Shore
Producer: Stephen Taylor
Screenwriter: Patrick Wilde
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Distant Horizon
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy, Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 30, 1999, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 23, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.2M
Runtime: 1h 48m
Sound Mix: Dolby, Surround

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